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The Court of Appeal made two decisions last week which won’t have escaped the attention of anyone worried about spiralling gun violence in this country.
As reported in The Royal Gazette on Friday, 22-year-old armed robber Jaron Roberts had his senten...
DATE: Mar 27, 2013
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Over the past few days, The Royal Gazette has had the particular pleasure of highlighting some outstanding teenagers.
Kaelyn Kastle, who at the age of 17, wrote ‘Why It Matters’ which promotes the new wing at the King Edward VII Memorial Hospital, an...
DATE: Mar 26, 2013
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Yesterday The Royal Gazette reported that a rapist had been allowed out on a community service programme — but was working close to the mother of his victim.
Fortunately, the victim does not always stay with her mother, but this issue deserves to rai...
DATE: Mar 23, 2013
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There were two very positive announcements yesterday that may herald a change in both thinking and fortunes.
One, smaller in scale, was the decision to expand Harbour Nights into both Reid and Queen Streets. The other, larger in scale, was the news t...
DATE: Mar 20, 2013
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A letter published in The Royal Gazette on March 14 entitled ‘Blacks are not the only ones who suffered. Move on!’ has clearly caused a great deal of offence within the community.
It was never this newspaper’s intention to cause offence — and as that...
DATE: Mar 18, 2013
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Dear Mr Mayor,
The silence continues to be deafening, so here is a plea from us all: please explain to the public what is going on with the development of the Hamilton waterfront.
To say that the whole thing appears rushed and secretive is an underst...
DATE: Mar 15, 2013
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The Hamilton waterfront is a crucial piece of real estate. Its development is not just for the good of Hamilton, it is for the good of the Island.
So, to take what appears to be a unilateral decision over its future without any consultation from key ...
DATE: Mar 14, 2013
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Former Premier Ewart Brown once said that the insurance industry was as important to Bermuda as air is to life. So when the dynamics of the industry are undergoing significant change, all residents should sit up and take notice.
While the phrase “ins...
DATE: Mar 13, 2013
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We elect our Members of Parliament to do the people’s business. Not to exchange barbs across the floor of the House of Assembly, or to stifle debate, thereby disrupting and tainting the legislative process.
Last week — not for the first time — we sa...
DATE: Mar 12, 2013
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This newspaper has been left (metaphorically speaking) scratching its head over the saga that has become the Grand Atlantic development.
Part of the PLP’s worthy, but ultimately misguided, plan to give affordable housing to all. (Misguided because it...
DATE: Mar 08, 2013
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